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while standing in tennessee, martin luther king's words rang horribly true. a single gunshot would kill the leader. the shot came from over there. fired from a tiny room it tore into the body of the entire country. rioting broke out. blacks bellowed out theirager in a fire storm of anger and frustration. all this triggered by the murder of a man who preached that freedom would come through nonviolence. king brought nobility and hope to his cause. he meant so much. >> martin luther king dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. he died in the cause of that effort. in this difficult day, in this difficult time for the united states, it's perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are. >> was america destined to gun down it's brightest stars? it seemed so the night of california's 1968 presidential primary election. robert kennedy had just won with 46% of the vote. he would thank his supporters for the victory that seemed almost certain to take him to the presidency. leaving the podium, on his way to meet with reporters, he took a
while standing in tennessee, martin luther king's words rang horribly true. a single gunshot would kill the leader. the shot came from over there. fired from a tiny room it tore into the body of the entire country. rioting broke out. blacks bellowed out theirager in a fire storm of anger and frustration. all this triggered by the murder of a man who preached that freedom would come through nonviolence. king brought nobility and hope to his cause. he meant so much. >> martin luther king...
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markets are closed for the martin luther king, jr., holiday, so we're looking at american innovation and competitiveness. join us for this "n.b.r." special edition: "u.s. innovation." >> tom: a rebound in the housing market and a multitude of new models may help truck sales to their best year since the financial crisis. new trucks unveiled at the north american international auto show in detroit this week aren't just more powerful, they're also more fuel efficient and loaded with new technology. ruben ramirez reports. >> reporter: if 2012 was the year of the fuel efficient "green car," 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the truck. the big three-- gm, ford and chrysler-- all are out with new 2013 models or concept pickups that will start hitting showrooms over the next few years. the three are fierce competitors in the full-size pickup segment where profit margins are larger compared to cars. jeffries auto analyst peter nesvold says automakers make $12,000 to $15,000 in profit for each full-size truck they sell. >> to put that into perspective, small cars might be anywhere from $2,0
markets are closed for the martin luther king, jr., holiday, so we're looking at american innovation and competitiveness. join us for this "n.b.r." special edition: "u.s. innovation." >> tom: a rebound in the housing market and a multitude of new models may help truck sales to their best year since the financial crisis. new trucks unveiled at the north american international auto show in detroit this week aren't just more powerful, they're also more fuel efficient and...
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markets are closed for the martin luther king, jr., holiday, so we're looking at american innovation and competitiveness. join us for this "n.b.r." special edition: "u.s. innovation." >> tom: a rebound in the housing market and a multitude of new models may help truck sales to their best year since the financial crisis. new trucks unveiled at the north american international auto show in detroit this week aren't just more powerful, they're also more fuel efficient and loaded with new technology. ruben ramirez reports. >> reporter: if 2012 was the year of the fuel efficient "green car," 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the truck. the big three-- gm, ford and chrysler-- all are out with new 2013 models or concept pickups that will start hitting showrooms over the next few years. the three are fierce competitors in the full-size pickup segment where profit margins are larger compared to cars. jeffries auto analyst peter nesvold says automakers make $12,000 to $15,000 in profit for each full-size truck they sell. >> to put that into perspective, small cars might be anywhere from $2,0
markets are closed for the martin luther king, jr., holiday, so we're looking at american innovation and competitiveness. join us for this "n.b.r." special edition: "u.s. innovation." >> tom: a rebound in the housing market and a multitude of new models may help truck sales to their best year since the financial crisis. new trucks unveiled at the north american international auto show in detroit this week aren't just more powerful, they're also more fuel efficient and...
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people -- martin luther king is following us. we are not following him. he is the one. we are out there trying to break new ground in terms of before me it was moving to los angeles in getting involved with a group called non-violent action committee which was kind of the sncc group at the local level, getting involved with issues like employment issues and urban issues and this was a year before kaine comes to chicago. we are already from a prospective king is following us and catching up the same on the vietnam war. you know we were very involved in opposing the war and kaine was much more cautious than that because he knew he had much more to lose. >> host: and he lost a lot. >> guest: one of the things i discovered is it's much easier for a 21-year-old students to take a stand on anything. if you don't have anything to lose except your draft status which i did lose. and you know so for king he understood that everything he accomplished on the civil rights agenda gives access to the white house and congress. all of that was co
people -- martin luther king is following us. we are not following him. he is the one. we are out there trying to break new ground in terms of before me it was moving to los angeles in getting involved with a group called non-violent action committee which was kind of the sncc group at the local level, getting involved with issues like employment issues and urban issues and this was a year before kaine comes to chicago. we are already from a prospective king is following us and catching up the...
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i was pleased to see martin luther king in person. i heard about him and everyone looks forward to what was he going to say because he was already known as this great orator but his speech was very short. it wasn't one of his longwinded. he spoke for an hour. this was 15, 16 minutes. and it was planned to be less. it was about seven, eight minutes. that's how he wrote his speech to be. >> guest: one of the things i found out later is that when it got to the end of his prepared remarks, he thought this requires something more. he had kind of laid out his agenda. malae can look at his advanced text and go back to the south and go back to all these places and continue to protest. but then he thought that the occasion required something more. he had been talking about this dream that he had. he talked about it for years. the american dream come and then it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just three months before and he talked about i have a dream that america will someday realize these principles in the declaration of inde
i was pleased to see martin luther king in person. i heard about him and everyone looks forward to what was he going to say because he was already known as this great orator but his speech was very short. it wasn't one of his longwinded. he spoke for an hour. this was 15, 16 minutes. and it was planned to be less. it was about seven, eight minutes. that's how he wrote his speech to be. >> guest: one of the things i found out later is that when it got to the end of his prepared remarks, he...
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his latest, "martin's dream: my journey and legacy and martin luther king, jr.." and it he recounts his journey from teenage civil rights act to this present at the 1963 march on washington to editor of the attacking juniors papers. he includes encounters many leaders and organizers in the civil rights movement including ella baker, stokely carmichael and the king family. it's about an hour. >> thanks for joining man out her words. >> your boat, "martin's dream" is then no more an history book. in the book you talk about your personal journey and your very candid about your life. you also cover new insight as an historian to the life and legacy of dr. mart luther king junior. what prompted you to read the book this way? >> i wanted to write some thing to mark its 50th anniversary in business 50 years of my life, of king's legacy and his life coincided with my coming of age. so part of it was to do those two tasks. i felt i had connect it to the king legacy and yet i felt there was something about my life that needed to be told in order to understand how king impac
his latest, "martin's dream: my journey and legacy and martin luther king, jr.." and it he recounts his journey from teenage civil rights act to this present at the 1963 march on washington to editor of the attacking juniors papers. he includes encounters many leaders and organizers in the civil rights movement including ella baker, stokely carmichael and the king family. it's about an hour. >> thanks for joining man out her words. >> your boat, "martin's dream"...
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, and 30 years ago, martin luther king day was signed into law as a holiday. representative lewis was the youngest speaker of that 1963 march. earlier he told dana bash what he was feeling as he watched america's first african-american president take the oath for the second time. >> i did everything possible today to keep from crying. when i saw him standing there, taking the oath with the bible of martin luther king jr., knowing that just 50 short years ago, that dr. king stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and said i have a dream. >> of course, this was actually the fourth time that president obama has taken the oath of office. let's bring in our panel, van jones, cnn contributor who served as president obama's green jobs adviser in 2009. sally quinn, margaret hoover, republican consultant, cornell belcher, democratic strategist who served as a pollster for president obama's 2012 re-election team. i wonder how you think this anniversary, this martin luther king day, informed and was infused throughout president obama's remarks today. >> i'll go back t
, and 30 years ago, martin luther king day was signed into law as a holiday. representative lewis was the youngest speaker of that 1963 march. earlier he told dana bash what he was feeling as he watched america's first african-american president take the oath for the second time. >> i did everything possible today to keep from crying. when i saw him standing there, taking the oath with the bible of martin luther king jr., knowing that just 50 short years ago, that dr. king stood on the...
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martin luther king, jr.. what prompted you? >> guest: it is the 50th anniversary and it is 50 years of mine life of the king legacy and to my coming of age. part of it was to do the to tasks. that my life had been connected to the keying legacy -- king legacy and how king impacted me and i was involved with this amazing journey of editing king's papers. >> host: it is an excellent reid and we are of the same generation and i was also coming of age. it was bittersweet because i knew dr. king he was my mentor. but bitter because the way he was taken from us because of racial hatred. we can start at the beginning the kids you're on the mall with dr. king and at the end you were there again with 50 years later with the monument you help to design. >> guest: and coming back for important occasions. i only lived in washington a short time but the mall had a great symbolic meaning and sentimental. >> host: it is a beautiful city. 19 years ago, the march on washington where he gave the speech i have a dream. how did you get there? >> g
martin luther king, jr.. what prompted you? >> guest: it is the 50th anniversary and it is 50 years of mine life of the king legacy and to my coming of age. part of it was to do the to tasks. that my life had been connected to the keying legacy -- king legacy and how king impacted me and i was involved with this amazing journey of editing king's papers. >> host: it is an excellent reid and we are of the same generation and i was also coming of age. it was bittersweet because i knew...
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a bit of a -- as we go through sunday, clouds are in here, mid 60s and for martin luther king day, it takes sunny and next tuesday, we will have rain off shore, we are not putting a rain icon on there yet, but we are looking for sub tropical cal moisture, could be interesting by mid next week. >> 3-day weekend coming up. >> thanks, jeff. >> we will be right back. >> hockey is back and the sharks will play against phoenix, if you do not have tickets your first chance is pick them up is less than 24 hoirs away. tickets will go on sail at 10:00 tomorrow morning online at ticket master.com, there's a ten ticket limit per game. and you can go to hp pavilion to buy tickets, a wrist band system will be used. >>> sad news, the original owner of the sharks died today in palm springs. he brought pro hockey to san jose and helped to revitalize the city, the sharks will wear his initials on their helmets. gg3. we will be back in a moment. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your healt
a bit of a -- as we go through sunday, clouds are in here, mid 60s and for martin luther king day, it takes sunny and next tuesday, we will have rain off shore, we are not putting a rain icon on there yet, but we are looking for sub tropical cal moisture, could be interesting by mid next week. >> 3-day weekend coming up. >> thanks, jeff. >> we will be right back. >> hockey is back and the sharks will play against phoenix, if you do not have tickets your first chance is...
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martin luther king jr. president and mrs. obama rolled up their sleeves today with 500 volunteers at an elementary school in northeast. vice president joe biden and his wife jill prepared care packages at the national guard armory for u.s. troops and first responders. on the national mall, a day of service summit just wrapped up a f few minutes ago. >> jim, darkness is set unwilling here now on the national mall. but today volunteers in the big white tent behind me were lighting up the place. thousands of people poured through the national day of service tent headquarters already to volunteer like jennifer artist and her two sons of little river, maryland. >> it's important to have my children with me because they get to see the importance of serving others. and we're also celebrating martin luther king's day and this is something that he would want us to do as well. >> how about 100 public and private, local and national groups of all types offered volunteer encouragement. what is best buddies? >> best buddies creates opport
martin luther king jr. president and mrs. obama rolled up their sleeves today with 500 volunteers at an elementary school in northeast. vice president joe biden and his wife jill prepared care packages at the national guard armory for u.s. troops and first responders. on the national mall, a day of service summit just wrapped up a f few minutes ago. >> jim, darkness is set unwilling here now on the national mall. but today volunteers in the big white tent behind me were lighting up the...
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and also a day of service honoring martin luther king, jr.. an event starts at 10:00, just about now, just outside the capitol building. you can see that event live on c-span. we will see you tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> this weekend's c-span we can near duration starts at the state service event. booths and volunteers passing of information about organizations looking for volunteer help. we wait to hear from former first daughter chelsea clinton. c-span's cameras will be captured in the sights and sounds around the nation's capital today. this actinic of the first lady michelle obama, along with her daughters will be attending -- this afternoon, the first lady michelle obama, lawless daughters will be attending any event. [no audio] >> in the day of service tent, the honorary chair of the committee is chelsea clinton. we expect to hear from her shortly, along with actress eva long gloria -- eva longoria. bo biden is another speaker we will hear fr
and also a day of service honoring martin luther king, jr.. an event starts at 10:00, just about now, just outside the capitol building. you can see that event live on c-span. we will see you tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> this weekend's c-span we can near duration starts at the state service event. booths and volunteers passing of information about organizations looking for volunteer help. we...
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martin luther king jr. students are getting a lesson in history where in the same spot that history was made. >> we're at the steps of the lincoln memory youm. >> the fifth graders were in final rehearsal. ♪ for the nineth year the whole school was getting ready by singing songs and reciting his "i have a dream" speech. >> one day this nation will rise up. >> i have a dream that little black boys and black girls -- >> he really likes this. >> it has so much symbolism and it is a nice way to celebrate martin luther king's birthday. >> the kids look forward to it every year. >> people have been free from, you know, segregation but we're really not free because there is still hate in the world and stuff. ♪ >> perhaps that is part of the dream too for these kids, a chance to rise above hate in the company of great men. it was 150 years ago that lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation and 50 years ago from martin luther king's speech. a big day. sam ford, abc 7 news. >> thank you for that sam. that is g
martin luther king jr. students are getting a lesson in history where in the same spot that history was made. >> we're at the steps of the lincoln memory youm. >> the fifth graders were in final rehearsal. ♪ for the nineth year the whole school was getting ready by singing songs and reciting his "i have a dream" speech. >> one day this nation will rise up. >> i have a dream that little black boys and black girls -- >> he really likes this. >> it...
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martin luther king jr.'s bible, and they will be stacked on top of each other. >>> and then a wreath laying ceremony along the title basin to mark mlk day which is tomorrow. it begins at noon. >>> hundreds of people marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive, and they gathered for the peace and freedom walk. >> he would be happy that people are continuing his legacy, and that's recognizing the opportunity we have at least once a year, and not so much to remember him, but to remember the principles to which he stood. >> besides honoring king's legacy, speakers addressed issues facing d.c. residents including d.c. statehood. >>> the "today" show starts at nbc 4 here at 8:00. >> you are in town, and long time no see. >> long time no see. yes, it was nice because we got to see time together yesterday. >> and you were at a ball, and you are probably really tired? >> yeah, and we have an incredible makeup team so you will not see the bags under my eyes. we are happy to be in your neck of the woods for obama's
martin luther king jr.'s bible, and they will be stacked on top of each other. >>> and then a wreath laying ceremony along the title basin to mark mlk day which is tomorrow. it begins at noon. >>> hundreds of people marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive, and they gathered for the peace and freedom walk. >> he would be happy that people are continuing his legacy, and that's recognizing the opportunity we have at least once a year, and not so much to remember him,...
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martin luther king day. celebrate them both. good morning, everybody. guilt good to have you with us today on this big day of celebration. hope and renewal for all americans all the way across this land. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press." so, here is the deal. we will be here for the next three hours to bring you up to date on the events of this weekend here in washington, d.c. our nation's capitol and then we will be popping down to the capitol building itself, and joining the coverage for current tv from 10:00 to 1:00, east coast this morning, leading up to and all the way through and after the inaugural ceremony on the west steps of the capitol which begins. the ceremony begins at 11:30 this morning great to see you with us this hour only on sirius xm. we want to heave hear from you. it should lie ahead maybe in president obama's second term. 866-55-press is the toll-free number, and how good do you think he did in the first term? what did he leave undone? you can follow. you can comment to us again on twitter and follow us on t
martin luther king day. celebrate them both. good morning, everybody. guilt good to have you with us today on this big day of celebration. hope and renewal for all americans all the way across this land. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press." so, here is the deal. we will be here for the next three hours to bring you up to date on the events of this weekend here in washington, d.c. our nation's capitol and then we will be popping down to the capitol building itself,...
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martin luther king jr.'s personal bible. today is martin luther king jr. day. both bibles will be stacked on top of each other for today's ceremony. >> incredible historic value from those two bibles. >>> 6:11 is our time. that means it's time for weather and traffic on the 1s. and a chilly, chill start to this day, tom. >> you need a heavy coat if you're heading to the mall. down into the 20s, near 30. a few streaks of high cloudiness coming through. hour by hour today, might have an isolated flurry. but a greater chance of that after 6:00 p.m. a rapid warmup after the swearing in ceremony. bit of a blustery wind. tonight, we could get passing snow showers. 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. that might put down a quick dusting. back in ten minutes with a seven-day outlook. here's traffic with danella. >> this is southbound bw parkway in maryland at powder mill road. you're going to see just the right lane getting by the crash there. it does also involve an overturned vehicle. we'll talk about delays. they're about one mile right now. jammed from 197. very slow towards powder
martin luther king jr.'s personal bible. today is martin luther king jr. day. both bibles will be stacked on top of each other for today's ceremony. >> incredible historic value from those two bibles. >>> 6:11 is our time. that means it's time for weather and traffic on the 1s. and a chilly, chill start to this day, tom. >> you need a heavy coat if you're heading to the mall. down into the 20s, near 30. a few streaks of high cloudiness coming through. hour by hour today,...
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luther king jr was assassinated by conspiracy that included agencies of the u.s. government thank you so much for bringing that very important update to my attention and robert randall has a request this is i wish that when you report on particular bills in fact you would tell us where you got your info so that the viewers could research more into your findings look i wish that we could accompany a source guideline for every episode we make i really do but unfortunately team is so small we don't have the time or manpower to do so but everything i say i want you guys to question and fact check ultimately it's all of our responsibility to formulate our own truths about our intake of information and finally i used to be a pig great name who says if only there was a country that could forcibly introduce democracy to the us a right because we sure as hell don't have one a year which makes it even more ridiculous that this is what we're supposedly exporting around the world anyway thank you for all your comments and feedback you guys are all awesome thanks for watching
luther king jr was assassinated by conspiracy that included agencies of the u.s. government thank you so much for bringing that very important update to my attention and robert randall has a request this is i wish that when you report on particular bills in fact you would tell us where you got your info so that the viewers could research more into your findings look i wish that we could accompany a source guideline for every episode we make i really do but unfortunately team is so small we...
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martin luther king jr.'s, as well as his political hero's bible, abraham lincoln. >> after his inauguration speech, the president and first lady will make the traditional walk down pennsylvania avenue toward the white house. >> ahead of today's ceremonies, the president and first lady made the rounds in washington. they told a crowd that the celebrations are about the country and its citizens, not the election results. also vice president joe biden and his family greeted supporters at the latino inaugural party. >> hundreds of thousands are gathering on the national mall to see history being made. >> and while officials say right now there is no credible threat, security, as you can imagine, is once again extremely tight. >> reporter: they will be everywhere, snipers dotting roof tops, the coast guard patrolling waterways, military fighter jets enforcing a no-fly zone. 13,000 security personnel blanketing the washington mall. >> protecting an event this large, this complex with this number of people coming r
martin luther king jr.'s, as well as his political hero's bible, abraham lincoln. >> after his inauguration speech, the president and first lady will make the traditional walk down pennsylvania avenue toward the white house. >> ahead of today's ceremonies, the president and first lady made the rounds in washington. they told a crowd that the celebrations are about the country and its citizens, not the election results. also vice president joe biden and his family greeted supporters...
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it has that martin luther king holiday coming up. and i think these three movies could kind of all split. we are going to see if whalberg, probably that "contraband" success from last january can get a good number. the return of arnold schwarzenegger in "the last stand." we will see if he's got any bite. i think that might be the low number this weekend. and the horror movies, "mama," we saw "texas chainsaw" and whatnot this month. a horror movie, people will show up for it in january. so, i think "mama" might do pretty well. > you do. ok. because if it's a flop that could maybe hurt jessica chastain? > > i don't think it is going to necessarily be a flop, but usually when you have got a fresh oscar nominee and they have a movie that comes out in between the actual matt cavanaugh of cmz trading joins us now for an early look at intel ahead of earnings. what do you think matt? > > well, a lot of people are going to have their eyes focused on intel. intel is trading kind of near the bottom of its 52-week range. not a lot is expected as
it has that martin luther king holiday coming up. and i think these three movies could kind of all split. we are going to see if whalberg, probably that "contraband" success from last january can get a good number. the return of arnold schwarzenegger in "the last stand." we will see if he's got any bite. i think that might be the low number this weekend. and the horror movies, "mama," we saw "texas chainsaw" and whatnot this month. a horror movie, people...
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.," with the markets closed for the martin luther king junior holiday, we bring you an "n.b.r." special edition: u.s. innovation. america has a long history as the world's leading innovator. but what will it take to stay competitive and remain a beacon of innovation? suzanne pratt has the story. >> reporter: the u.s. has put the world behind the wheel and an iphone in millions of pockets. but, we may be losing our competitive edge. some say it's because america's fragile economy is a distraction for corporate america. others point to our inferior infrastructure and subpar public education. but, adam segal senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and author of "advantage" says the big problem is others are gaining ground. >> we have been running in place for the last three or four years because of the recession, spending on r&d, and big ideas seem to be fairly scarce. while china just continues to funnel more and more money into it. >> reporter: still many argue the u.s. will always be extremely competitive because we are the most innovative place in the world. what bett
.," with the markets closed for the martin luther king junior holiday, we bring you an "n.b.r." special edition: u.s. innovation. america has a long history as the world's leading innovator. but what will it take to stay competitive and remain a beacon of innovation? suzanne pratt has the story. >> reporter: the u.s. has put the world behind the wheel and an iphone in millions of pockets. but, we may be losing our competitive edge. some say it's because america's fragile...
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martin luther king, jr.. my understanding there is statue of him just above and i wonder how that will play into matters today? >> that's right. president obama made reference in recent days feeling connection to dr. king 50 years ago. also to president lincoln, 150 years ago, and so, as part of the inaugurations, we've seen him use bibles from dr. king and also from president lincoln. there is a statue. there is a statue of dr. king in the capitol rotunda of dr. king. so, this martin luther king holiday, obviously takes on extra significance here in the rotunda. we'll watch obviously to see what the president may do throughout the course of his time here in the rotunda. shepard: mike, it was interesting to hear the matters the president brought up, came up throughout this day. we heard, a lot about climate change, the tragedy of newtown came up repeatedly, which clearly, news from the future i believe. from an agenda at least, from the president himself. those were two highlights along with ending the war an
martin luther king, jr.. my understanding there is statue of him just above and i wonder how that will play into matters today? >> that's right. president obama made reference in recent days feeling connection to dr. king 50 years ago. also to president lincoln, 150 years ago, and so, as part of the inaugurations, we've seen him use bibles from dr. king and also from president lincoln. there is a statue. there is a statue of dr. king in the capitol rotunda of dr. king. so, this martin...
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martin luther king jr.'s birthday, this time with his hand on two bibles, one that king used and one that president l lincoln used. >> you're going to see a president that wants to work across party lines to get things done. i think that's what the country wants. >> reporter: of course, you have the parade and the two big inaugural balls. but when it comes to the actual ceremony this morning, the crowd is not expected to be as large as it was during the 2009 inauguration, when they had 1.8 million people in attendance. reporting live in washington, d.c., brandi hitt, abc news. rob and sunny, back to you. >> still going to be a raucous crowd. i'm glad you mentioned my ex-girlfriend, beyonce. in addition to her, tell me more about some of the other big stars coming out tonight. >> reporter: when it comes to the inaugural ceremony here after beyonce sings the national anthem, you'll hear from james taylor, who we heard from during the democratic national convention and kelly clarkson will be performing. then at
martin luther king jr.'s birthday, this time with his hand on two bibles, one that king used and one that president l lincoln used. >> you're going to see a president that wants to work across party lines to get things done. i think that's what the country wants. >> reporter: of course, you have the parade and the two big inaugural balls. but when it comes to the actual ceremony this morning, the crowd is not expected to be as large as it was during the 2009 inauguration, when they...
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president obama is calling for americans to honor the legacy of martin luther king jr. the inauguration takes place on monday. c-span's live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. that morning. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> he had been talking about this dream he had. he had talked about it for years, the american dream and that it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just a few months before and he had talked about "i have a dream" and that america will someday realize these principles in the declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> on sunday, clayborne carson recalls his journey as a civil rights activist participating in the 1963 march on washington to a prominent historian and editor of martin luther king jr.'s papers. it's part of three days of book tv this weekend. monday, featuring authors and books on the inauguration, president obama, and martin luther king, jr. "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome a new face to the table, matthew cartwright. thank you for talk
president obama is calling for americans to honor the legacy of martin luther king jr. the inauguration takes place on monday. c-span's live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. that morning. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> he had been talking about this dream he had. he had talked about it for years, the american dream and that it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just a few months before and he had talked about "i have a dream" and...
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the martin luther king day holiday. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> now for some perspective on just how many guns are off bay area streets since december: oakland and san francisco both held gun buy-packs and the results were impressive. oakland collected 300 guns. san francisco had 296 guns turned in. so nearly 600 guns - off the streets in one day on decemner 16th. people were given $200 dollars in exchange for their guns - the money coming from non-profit groups and private donations. >> pam: in san francisco, two pieces of gun control legislation were introduced to the board of supervisors. the first bans the possession of military style ammunition, such as hollow- point bullets. the sale of those bullets is already illegal. this action would make having them a misdeamenor. the second requires police notification, when someone in san francisco buys 500- rounds of ammunition or more. this includes online purchases. the supervisor sponsoring the changes says, they will make a difference. >> i deal with it every day. i c
the martin luther king day holiday. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> now for some perspective on just how many guns are off bay area streets since december: oakland and san francisco both held gun buy-packs and the results were impressive. oakland collected 300 guns. san francisco had 296 guns turned in. so nearly 600 guns - off the streets in one day on decemner 16th. people were given $200 dollars in exchange for their guns - the money coming from non-profit groups and private donations....
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we opened on martin luther king jr. day monday, the ceremonial ribbon cutting, open to the public. but this is the first big concert with a cavalcade of stars. >> hot ticket? >> sold out for several months now. >> reporter: musicians who cross over genres, like the police drummer, stewart copeland who has gone on to create tv soundtracks. >> you get to be a rule breaker. >> absolutely. and people pay good money for you to play. >> reporter: bill cosby emceed tonight's concert. the people listening heard the work of a man they didn't see. sam birko designed the acoustics. >> jazz ensembles are much smaller, so we do more defusing of sounds, scattering. >> reporter: if you're not a fan of jazz, the former owner of the keystone jazz club says from swing to blues, there's something for everyone. >> everyone loves jazz, they just don't know it yet. >> reporter: she's a grammy award winning prosecutor a couple of years -- grammy award winner from a couple of years ago for best new artist. >>> san francisco police released new video tonight from a pair of robbery pharmacies. you can see t
we opened on martin luther king jr. day monday, the ceremonial ribbon cutting, open to the public. but this is the first big concert with a cavalcade of stars. >> hot ticket? >> sold out for several months now. >> reporter: musicians who cross over genres, like the police drummer, stewart copeland who has gone on to create tv soundtracks. >> you get to be a rule breaker. >> absolutely. and people pay good money for you to play. >> reporter: bill cosby emceed...
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participating in the 1963 march on washington through martin luther king's papers. featuring authors and books, president obama and martin luther king junior. >> now a look at the transportation challenges facing states. the head of the american association of state highway and transportation officials spoke in washington today. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you very much. i want to say thank you. i think secretary lahood who had to beat his way back to the white house. great to have him join us. i want to recognize on behalf of the 50 states the tremendous relationship we have had with u.s..and the accomplishments of this administration. there is too many to name. let me just touch on the president's economic stimulus program that made $48 billion available to states, cities and counties. what was achieved? the state paved or resurfaced 34,000 miles of roads. we rebuilt or replaced 1,300 bridges. peter, working with the transit agencies, 8,000 buses, new buses were purchased. and joe, the $12 billion that the secretary mentioned that for the first time in u.s.
participating in the 1963 march on washington through martin luther king's papers. featuring authors and books, president obama and martin luther king junior. >> now a look at the transportation challenges facing states. the head of the american association of state highway and transportation officials spoke in washington today. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you very much. i want to say thank you. i think secretary lahood who had to beat his way back to the white house. great...
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luther king jr. birthday they are going to have another buy-back program. they will be handing out vouchers instead of cash but they are hoping for another big turn out. reporting from police headquarters here in novato. abc 7 news. >> tomorrow president obama will propose new federal assault weapon ban and background check of all gun buyers. mean while today new york state voted in the nation toughest gun restrictions. governor cuomo signed the bill. out law military style weapon. restrict ammunition magazine to 7 rounds. and requires background check to buy bullet. another provision requires mental health professionals to tell state authorities if a patient threatens to use a gun illegally. >> develop nuts tonight. japan 2 largely east airline grounded the flight of boeing 787 dream liner. after the latest safety scare led to emergency evacuation. happened today in western japan after cockpit message showed battery problem problems. this is the lateness strength of issues for boeing newest and most
luther king jr. birthday they are going to have another buy-back program. they will be handing out vouchers instead of cash but they are hoping for another big turn out. reporting from police headquarters here in novato. abc 7 news. >> tomorrow president obama will propose new federal assault weapon ban and background check of all gun buyers. mean while today new york state voted in the nation toughest gun restrictions. governor cuomo signed the bill. out law military style weapon....
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luther king jr.'s papers. it's part of three days of booktv this weekend, monday featuring authors and books on the inauguration; president obama and martin luther king jr. >> yesterday sander levin, the ranking member on the house ways and means committee finish the committee responsible for writing tax legislation -- talked about prospects for tax and entitlement reform in the 113th congress. speaking at an event hosted by the christian science monitor, this is just over an hour. >> okay, folks, let's get ourselves going here. thanks for coming. i'm dave cook from the monitor. welcome to our first breakfast of the new year. our guest this morning is representative sander levin of michigan, ranking member of the house ways and means committee. this is his first visit with our group, and we welcome him. he's a detroit native, earned his bachelor's degree at the university of chicago, a master's in international relations from columbia and a law degree from harvard. he was elected to the michigan state
luther king jr.'s papers. it's part of three days of booktv this weekend, monday featuring authors and books on the inauguration; president obama and martin luther king jr. >> yesterday sander levin, the ranking member on the house ways and means committee finish the committee responsible for writing tax legislation -- talked about prospects for tax and entitlement reform in the 113th congress. speaking at an event hosted by the christian science monitor, this is just over an hour....
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yosemite is actually keeping the doors open for free on monday, martin luther king, jr., day. 60s. beautiful out there throughout today. tomorrow even warmer. we'll hold onto that beautiful weather even as we get into the weekend and beginning of next week. looking good for the next few days. it's been cold for the past two weeks. you deserve 67 degrees in san jose today. 70 for gilroy. 64 in the city by the bay and 65 degrees in livermore. we got pounded in december. looks like so far this january has been very, very dry. r storm track returns next weekend. this is going to go down as a very, very cold month. january unusually cold until now. look at this. 1:00 p.m. heading out to mavericks festival, 69 degrees in half moon bay, which is a beautiful temperature reading even in the summertime. enjoy that. next three days look like this. upper 60s all weekend long inland and then we'll cool you off just a touch monday into tuesday of next week. showers not until friday to saturday. clouds increasing before that time and temperatures aren't going to be quite as nice as we get into mi
yosemite is actually keeping the doors open for free on monday, martin luther king, jr., day. 60s. beautiful out there throughout today. tomorrow even warmer. we'll hold onto that beautiful weather even as we get into the weekend and beginning of next week. looking good for the next few days. it's been cold for the past two weeks. you deserve 67 degrees in san jose today. 70 for gilroy. 64 in the city by the bay and 65 degrees in livermore. we got pounded in december. looks like so far this...
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martin luther king jr. said from this very pulpits in his very last sunday sermon, we must all learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or we will all perish together as fools. we confess this day that we are tired, in a single garment of destiny. hot up in an inescapable network of destiny. what affects one directly affects all indirectly. this day we recommit ourselves to building the beloved community. gracious god, bless our president, barack obama, our vice president, joseph biden, and their families with good health and every spiritual grace. bless our congress and our courts. bless these united states of america. transform the jangling discourse of our nation into a beautiful symphony of the human family. through us, made the earth and all the families of the earth be blessed. to the god who loves us into freedom and freeze us into loving. -- frees us into loving, we offer this prayer. amen. [applause] ♪ >> next, from the national review summit, remarks from senator ted cruz. in a roundtable
martin luther king jr. said from this very pulpits in his very last sunday sermon, we must all learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or we will all perish together as fools. we confess this day that we are tired, in a single garment of destiny. hot up in an inescapable network of destiny. what affects one directly affects all indirectly. this day we recommit ourselves to building the beloved community. gracious god, bless our president, barack obama, our vice president, joseph biden,...
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before martin luther king gave the i have a dream speech in washington, he gave to the a.f.l.c.i.o. in 1961. we don't need two movements. if you would agree to desegregate unions, we would have one movement. they rejected him and rejected that offer. andy young tells a story in the introduction to a book called "the closing door" and he says, you know, after king was assassinated, the johnson administration came with affirmative action and at the time, you may have read if not remembered, the civil rights movement, martin luther king had turned to full employment and poor people's campaigns as a principal demand. and the johnson administration, rather than coming up with full employment came up with affirmative action. you won't see eyes on the prize, black people marching on the street demanding affirmative action. they were demanding full employment and trying to reach out to whites, latinos, native americans, that was the division. when affirmative action happened, we knew it would only help the upper middle class within the black community, a very small percentage of afric
before martin luther king gave the i have a dream speech in washington, he gave to the a.f.l.c.i.o. in 1961. we don't need two movements. if you would agree to desegregate unions, we would have one movement. they rejected him and rejected that offer. andy young tells a story in the introduction to a book called "the closing door" and he says, you know, after king was assassinated, the johnson administration came with affirmative action and at the time, you may have read if not...
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and there is a new civil rights battle in a town where martin luther king first marched almost 50 years ago. some workers at this nissan plant in canton, mississippi, they want to vote. they want to organize. now a coalition of activist workers, students, and clergy members have joined forces in the community to make sure that thousands of employees get a chance to be heard. now some of the workers say the supervisors hold anti-union meetings. the workers just want to hear from the pro union side so they can have a fair vote. that's all they want to do is vote. the naacp has been involved for months on this issue. 70% of the workers at the canton plant are african-american. representative bennie tom addressed the issue back in june. >> in america, being able to decide whether or not you want representation is a fundamental a political principle of human rights, civil rights and democracy. >> this same week those same civil rights organizers held another news conference, of all places, they're serious, they went all the way to detroit. the detroit auto show. that's where they got up when
and there is a new civil rights battle in a town where martin luther king first marched almost 50 years ago. some workers at this nissan plant in canton, mississippi, they want to vote. they want to organize. now a coalition of activist workers, students, and clergy members have joined forces in the community to make sure that thousands of employees get a chance to be heard. now some of the workers say the supervisors hold anti-union meetings. the workers just want to hear from the pro union...
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. >>> well, in honor of the martin luther king, junior holiday next monday, there will be free admission at all national parks. the free day covers all of the national park services, 398 property the nationwide -- properties nationwide. at yosemite that's a savings of $20 per car. the rangers say winter is a beautiful time to come visit. >>> tributes are pouring in for conrad baine. >> the fact is, i adopted willis and arnold because they are great kids and i love then. >> he was best known for portraying mr. drumand, the father who adopted two african- american brothers. todd bridges says this is one of the most heartwrenching days of his life. the show was a family comedy that tack. ed social issues in its time. >>> "american idol" was in new york for the season 12 and the big apple delivered big voices ♪ when you're down in trouble and you need some love and care ♪ >> all right. 41 people survived the new york auditions and they will go now go -- they will go to hollywood. many others didn't make the cut but still provided a lot of entertainment for the judge the ♪ let me be the
. >>> well, in honor of the martin luther king, junior holiday next monday, there will be free admission at all national parks. the free day covers all of the national park services, 398 property the nationwide -- properties nationwide. at yosemite that's a savings of $20 per car. the rangers say winter is a beautiful time to come visit. >>> tributes are pouring in for conrad baine. >> the fact is, i adopted willis and arnold because they are great kids and i love then....
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after vacation and before the martin luther king holiday a lot of people have a different schedule. >> have to get back to work to pay christmas bills. >> got that right. 5:25 right now. what started out as a talk show joke could soon be the fastest growing civic group here in the bay area. >> are you a member yet? online clip of "the daily show" jon stewart inventing marin county kumbaya patrol. as a punchline about gun control. poking fun at marin's political progressive tilt. over the weekend the joke made its way to a marin county bar which offered free fries to any member of the kumbaya patrol knowing that no such group exists. a san rafael man changing that. he started a facebook page for the kumbaya patrol mostly as a joke. so far it has close to 600 members. >>> still to come, facebook setting the stage for a big-time announcement this morning. we'll let you know what it would be and how it could affect the world of social media. >>> a homicide investigation right outside a bay area university. what investigators are trying to figure out this morning. >>> we'll tell you about
after vacation and before the martin luther king holiday a lot of people have a different schedule. >> have to get back to work to pay christmas bills. >> got that right. 5:25 right now. what started out as a talk show joke could soon be the fastest growing civic group here in the bay area. >> are you a member yet? online clip of "the daily show" jon stewart inventing marin county kumbaya patrol. as a punchline about gun control. poking fun at marin's political...